Secret Service intercepts suspected ricin letter sent to Trump, Mattis

The Secret Service intercepted an envelope suspected of containing ricin, a lethal poison, sent to President Trump, the service confirmed Tuesday. The
letter was intercepted Monday, the same day ricin-laced mail was sent to the Pentagon. Another letter with suspicious white powder caused a scare at
Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign headquarters in Houston, but the powder turned out not to be hazardous. The letter targeting Mr. Trump did not reach the
White House, the Secret Service said in a statement. “The envelope was not received at the White House, nor did it ever enter the White House. As a
matter of practice, the Secret Service does not comment regarding matters of protective intelligence,” the statement said.

“All threats directed towards the president, or any Secret Service protectee, are treated seriously and fully investigated,” the Secret Service
said. Two packages that initially tested positive for ricin were addressed to Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John
Richardson. The suspicious packages were intercepted and contained at a mail screening facility outside the main Pentagon complex, according to a
Pentagon spokesman. They were turned over to the FBI. Ricin is a deadly poison extracted from castor beans. It can be purified into powder, pellets or
mist and has been used in terror plots, including one in 2013 targeting President Obama, Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and a Mississippi
judge.

A second envelope was sent to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who is traveling in Europe this week. A third was sent to the Navy's top officer, Adm.
John Richardson, a defense official said.

The letters sent to Mattis and Richardson entered the Pentagon. The mail screening facility is on the Pentagon grounds but separate from the main
building.

Pentagon spokesman Chris Sherwood said the tainted envelopes were found Monday.

It appears Trump, Sec. Def. Mattis and an as yet unnamed admiral have been targeted with letters tainted with Ricin intercepted at a USPS sorting
facility.
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tml they appear to have caught the suspect not sure if this is the main thread or the other one but its a former navy officer

A former U.S. Navy
sailor was taken into custody in Logan by the FBI on Wednesday, suspected of mailing out envelopes filled with ricin to multiple federal officials,
including President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/ENHexXNk76 — amacavinta (@amacavinta) October 3, 2018 The man, whose identity has not been
released, was taken into custody and the crime lab was on scene at 380 N. 200 West. Officials are warning the public to stay away from the area
because hazardous chemicals may be involved, according to FBI Salt Lake City field office spokesman Doug Davis. "No wider threat to the public safety
exists at this time," Davis said. "As it is a pending matter, that's all we can say at this time." It appears the suspect was taken into custody
without incident, and the City of Logan and the Utah Highway Patrol are assisting in the closure of 200 West from 300 to 400 North. Logan City Police
and the Cache County Sheriff's Office assisted in the FBI operation. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

so this will
probally be interesting to see what his motivation ended up being

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tml they appear to have caught the suspect not sure if this is the main thread or the other one but its a former navy officer

A former U.S. Navy
sailor was taken into custody in Logan by the FBI on Wednesday, suspected of mailing out envelopes filled with ricin to multiple federal officials,
including President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/ENHexXNk76 — amacavinta (@amacavinta) October 3, 2018 The man, whose identity has not been
released, was taken into custody and the crime lab was on scene at 380 N. 200 West. Officials are warning the public to stay away from the area
because hazardous chemicals may be involved, according to FBI Salt Lake City field office spokesman Doug Davis. "No wider threat to the public safety
exists at this time," Davis said. "As it is a pending matter, that's all we can say at this time." It appears the suspect was taken into custody
without incident, and the City of Logan and the Utah Highway Patrol are assisting in the closure of 200 West from 300 to 400 North. Logan City Police
and the Cache County Sheriff's Office assisted in the FBI operation. More information will be provided as it becomes available.

so this will
probally be interesting to see what his motivation ended up being

My theory on it being someone with a hardon for the department of navy seems vindicated!

Indeed it’s a sad day when a veteran pulls some BS like this, I wonder if the POTUS was really a target or an attempt to obscure things. If he has a
problem with the military command you’d think he’d just go after the SECDEF and whatever admiral caught his ire.

Edit if you feel it’s necessary go ahead and lock the thread seeing as I wasn’t the first albeit this did take a slightly different tack than the
other thread.

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